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north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's entirely about turnout, paul. in 2005, the federal election reform commission headed by jimmy carter and former secretary of state jim bakker said that voter i.d. laws should be promoted because they will en franchise black voters. she's suggesting that no one could possibly disagree with her. well, serious people do disagree with her on this. >> let me ask you a political question, jason. what is the benefit for republicans of pushing -- that's what they're doing. a lot of the states pushing it are republican. not universally, republicans pushed some of the laws. a
north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's...
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texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present day. the. >> some sections are and don't want people to be denied to vote base based on race or any other kik characteristics. of section three, if there is a systematic, federal courts can fashion remedies. it is out moded because jim cr crowe with the temporary pro?rigz 1965 thankfully are no longer there. >> talk about sections 4 and 5. >> we are missing a lot. discrimination persists a texas jurisdiction. they are required to provide bilingual and had them at no polling places. said let's keep a galling referendum off the ballot & the large turn out of african/american and latinos can stimulate discrimin
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legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i talking to you, the members of the house of delegates about what can happen and what you can do? i think we need an approach that moves on multiple fronts at once. stepped-up enforcement by the department of justice, and new legislation from congress and grassroots actions by citizens of lawyers across the country. first, as attorney general holder is doing in texas, the department can reinforce efforts to undo discriminatory election changes. building a new list for preclearance based on recent abuses that would be easier and more effective if congress shifted the stand
legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i...
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texas first, okay. apparently eric hold certificate apparent-- approaching voter rights protection like we his first day in prison. look, i'm going find the biggest-- there and beat the [bleep] out of him. i'm sending a message here. the other states will fall in line. (applause) but look, look, i've got to say what has texas done to deserve that? >> literally two hours after the court's ruling, texas official said they would begin enforcing a new voter requirement even though a federal court struck down the law because it quote imposes strict unforgiving burdens on the poor and racial minorities in texas. >> come on, texas. what were you doing for two whole hours? did it take you that long to make the call because your hand was shaking too much from the excitement of being able to disenfranchise voters? and let's be clear. texas is not alone in its rush to implement restrictive new voting laws. in a phrase that is almost never uttered in a flattering context, florida is also leading the way. >> florida
texas first, okay. apparently eric hold certificate apparent-- approaching voter rights protection like we his first day in prison. look, i'm going find the biggest-- there and beat the [bleep] out of him. i'm sending a message here. the other states will fall in line. (applause) but look, look, i've got to say what has texas done to deserve that? >> literally two hours after the court's ruling, texas official said they would begin enforcing a new voter requirement even though a federal...
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that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? caller: yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is a little bit off subject, but i have been independent since ross perot ran for president. i would like to know, why, and how do we change it, that the independents can vote in the primaries? i have not been able to vote in the primaries for a long time. i do not think our representatives can do this all by themselves. i believe the american citizens have to get more involved. if the representatives go back to the basics and give the american people what they are asking for, we can do leaps and bounds in the 21st century. that is all i have to say. >> than
that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? caller: yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is...
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texas is home to 2 million immigrants. there are more immigrants in texas band there are people in oklahoma. that's another thing texas can brag about. of 4.2 million people, that means about 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas, one third more than any state. it is almost essentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant, one in six. let me give that time toin amern eight. if you look just here in dallas, about one in four. really, i think we could not be in a much better place than america to have this discussion right now. i am joined by a fabulous panel of experts. usy are going to enlighten and him pack the relationship between growth in texas. many have probably seen him on tv. it ordered member of the wall street journal, he writes about immigration, taxes, many things. i am sure you have read his articles. he has been an advocate for years, a scholar, and we are privileged to have you here, steve. thank you for coming. something you do well is
texas is home to 2 million immigrants. there are more immigrants in texas band there are people in oklahoma. that's another thing texas can brag about. of 4.2 million people, that means about 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas, one third more than any state. it is almost essentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant, one in six. let me give that time toin amern eight. if you look just here in dallas, about one in four. really, i think we...
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as we approach, a federal judge voting to overturn the texas voting law. >> congress can find a way to fix flight control at the airports -- .> i am all for that >> and to get a plane to carry the presidential dog to the vineyard. he does require a plane. >> not of his own. mark and i were having this discussion, and he is more eloquent than i am, but we have gone from martin luther king to the reverend al sharpton. as a leader, as he is trying to be this weekend, it is very dispiriting. >> it is absolutely true. the mark on washington was a remarkable event. a march on washington was remarkable event. it was transformative. churches, particularly black churches, catholic protestant churches in this country and jewish leadership do not play nearly the role in american life today that they played then. the bones and the box behind the uaw were walter reyes. bucks behind the uaw were walter ruth. it is a changed time. >> i think the administration has done a good job of shutting down voter suppression throughout the country. they stopped florida. they stopped pennsylvania. powell said th
as we approach, a federal judge voting to overturn the texas voting law. >> congress can find a way to fix flight control at the airports -- .> i am all for that >> and to get a plane to carry the presidential dog to the vineyard. he does require a plane. >> not of his own. mark and i were having this discussion, and he is more eloquent than i am, but we have gone from martin luther king to the reverend al sharpton. as a leader, as he is trying to be this weekend, it is...
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but i think they're going to go for the bigger game in north carolina, just as they have in texas. and what they're going to try to do is say we know the part of the voting rights act that was in effect since 1965 is gone. but what they're trying to do in texas, and what they're going to do in north carolina is say to a judge we still need to force under a different section of the voting rights act but still survive the supreme court decision, we need to require these states to still get approval because there is still discrimination going on. so i think in a couple of weeks, they'll follow the same line in north carolina. >> we saw a lot of outrage from groups. and some of the groups are threatening to sue and other things. but actually on the photo i.d., the public opinion for that is fairly high across the country. that if people ask, is it reasonable to show a piece of -- a driver's license or photo i.d., is that acceptable? most people say, majorities say yes so what is the big deal about photo i.d.'s? is there an argument these are needed? >> the governor you showed a little
but i think they're going to go for the bigger game in north carolina, just as they have in texas. and what they're going to try to do is say we know the part of the voting rights act that was in effect since 1965 is gone. but what they're trying to do in texas, and what they're going to do in north carolina is say to a judge we still need to force under a different section of the voting rights act but still survive the supreme court decision, we need to require these states to still get...
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you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft. worth airport, you just see the land is scarred with these frac pads. and it is just a completely different place than it was when i grew up. the drought is affecting all the farmers and ranchers around there. they're having to sell their herds, they can't feed them. this has impacted my family. and to take this water out of the water cycle, it's using that water and it's actually making it to where it is not usable again, by adding these chemicals. and that's just, that's a terrible thing to do, when the state is experiencing this dr
you're a texas native, right? even though now you're in new york and we're going to talk about the new york case. but how has fracking changed your home state of texas? how has that technology changed? because, obviously, the economic benefits are very attractive to communities who need jobs. >> right. and, you know, my experience has been, i lived in texas, i grew up there, and when i go back there to visit my family, the landscape is completely different. when i fly into dallas-ft....
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i'll tell everybody coming up we're waiting for remarks from congressman castro from texas. he was elected in 2012. he has an identical twin brother. you might remember mayor castro delivered the keynote address at the democratic national convention. congressman castro is coming up here in just a second. eugene, based off of what melissa was saying about moral mondays in north carolina and issues taking place in texas right now what the right would say is securing the vote, securing what our system is in this country to vote. but using north carolina as an example they took away early registration for those under 18. it was going help 16 and 17-year-olds get into the process and get into the system so that they would be able to vote once they turned 18. that's gone away. how come in this country instead of securing the vote we don't talk about expanding the vote and that is by going after our youth and making sure they are involved? >> obviously, that's what we should be talking about, thomas. the north carolina legislation seems to be nakedly partisan in an attempt to suppr
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and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going on voter suppression. if the administration says texas won't be the last place that happens, what will be the next place that happens? north carolina's new moves against voting rights are called the most radical state-wide changes since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. does north carolina need federal intervention in order to protect its citizens' right to vote in joining us now, congressman g.k. butterfield, represents elizabeth city where we are tonight. he's a former voting rights attorney, himself. former north carolina supreme court justice. congressman butterfield, thank you for b
and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going...
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. >>> let's go to jerry in texas. jerry? >> caller: hi, jim. i have a retirement 403b that's employer matched. >> right. >> caller: i'm 65 years old, i have no plans to retiring within the next three to five years, but this plan around mutual funds, money funds and bond funds, no stocks, but there are over 4,000 funds to choose from. i manage this 403b, and from all of the funds available, i choose around ten and don't change them very often. right now, the distribution is about 1/2 money market and the rest is spread across 500 index, technology, energy, chemical and bond funds. >> i think that's too much money market. i think you've got to switch to maybe take it to 40% and go up 60% on the rest. because that one key point you mentioned which is that you're not anywhere near retiring. you've got a lot of years to make money. do not cut off your upside in that fund talking about that later in the show. market's up, market's down, but sometimes you need to take a step back, okay, and look at the big picture before making great wealth plays. pre
. >>> let's go to jerry in texas. jerry? >> caller: hi, jim. i have a retirement 403b that's employer matched. >> right. >> caller: i'm 65 years old, i have no plans to retiring within the next three to five years, but this plan around mutual funds, money funds and bond funds, no stocks, but there are over 4,000 funds to choose from. i manage this 403b, and from all of the funds available, i choose around ten and don't change them very often. right now, the...
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for prisoners for non industrial work is ninety three cents an hour and some states like georgia and texas are completely up front about their slave labor camps they pay absolutely nothing to prisoners because the reagan revolution changed america's value system we stopped asking the question what's the best way to deal with surplus workers instead we started asking how can we make money off surplus workers logical answer was a return to slavery and it's been embraced by capitalists with a vengeance and that is insane brutality. and that's the way it is tonight tuesday august thirteenth two thousand and thirteen and don't forget democracy begins with you get out there get active. so. it's technology innovations all the developments from around russia. that's huge you're covered. play. that was a new alert animation scripts scare me a little bit. there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news. alexander's family cry tears of joy at great things other than their. regard in a court of law is around a lot is the story made for that movie is playing out in real
for prisoners for non industrial work is ninety three cents an hour and some states like georgia and texas are completely up front about their slave labor camps they pay absolutely nothing to prisoners because the reagan revolution changed america's value system we stopped asking the question what's the best way to deal with surplus workers instead we started asking how can we make money off surplus workers logical answer was a return to slavery and it's been embraced by capitalists with a...
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, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is nothing more than partisan political politics. >> some say the laws have different restrictions in this sort of thing versus rhode island and your state. >> the similarities between rhode island and texas are very close. just as are the similarities between the ibd -- the indiana law and the similarities between the texas program and the program upheld by the united states supreme court. and eric, one last point that shows how hipocritical this is, but the month -- or the year before barack obama took p
, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is...
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his presidential hopeful status senators rand paul of kentucky marco rubio of florida and ted cruz of texas are also making waves in the presidential pool twenty sixteen presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle will try to avoid the same mistakes made by two thousand and twelve candidates mistakes which in many cases provide prove to be campaign killers and while twenty sixteen hopefuls may look to. two thousand and twelve election cycle for lessons and advice what can we the people take away from two thousand and twelve as we look ahead to the future of elections in america joining me now for more on that is dan balz veteran political correspondent for the washington post and author of the new book collision twenty twelve obama versus romney and the future of elections in america dan welcome back to the program thank you i just every year like the future of elections in america i mean that's that's well it's also is the portentious the right words it's i mean what we have seen radical changes in our lifetime and how the whole action in fact just in the last generation the last fi
his presidential hopeful status senators rand paul of kentucky marco rubio of florida and ted cruz of texas are also making waves in the presidential pool twenty sixteen presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle will try to avoid the same mistakes made by two thousand and twelve candidates mistakes which in many cases provide prove to be campaign killers and while twenty sixteen hopefuls may look to. two thousand and twelve election cycle for lessons and advice what can we the people...
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so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when some avenues toward the progress you want to make are blocked? on the issue of drugs and criminal justice, the obama administration made it a priority to try to reduce the huge disparity in sentencing for crack cocaine versus powder cocaine. i mean, if cocaine is the problem, why be so much more lenient for one variety of cocaine and so much more strict for the other? on that issue, the administration found a lot of allies in congress. the build to reduce those sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, that bill passed by a voice vote in the house in 2010.
so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when...
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dr paul joins us now from houston texas. dr paul we have a bit of a technical problem so dr paul will be with us in just a moment. he's he's ron paul has been in many ways a thorn in the side of the republican party and in many ways their best salesperson or one of their best to avoid says it's the this the whole issue of republican libertarian is absolutely fascinating. for example we see that the. the republican party is largely it seems to me made up of. we've we've got him with us congressman paul walker fellow kaleido write a very good careful we got it we're going to get so that's good let's start with you congressman first of all how did you get into politics what took you from the world of medicine into the world of politics inadvertently i got into politics i really never had much interest in politics and still today it's very secondary to what i try to do but it was in the nineteen seventies i was fascinated with reading economics from a different viewpoint than what i had learned in college and i was fascinated wi
dr paul joins us now from houston texas. dr paul we have a bit of a technical problem so dr paul will be with us in just a moment. he's he's ron paul has been in many ways a thorn in the side of the republican party and in many ways their best salesperson or one of their best to avoid says it's the this the whole issue of republican libertarian is absolutely fascinating. for example we see that the. the republican party is largely it seems to me made up of. we've we've got him with us...
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paul from abilene, texas, opposes same-sex marriage. caller: i'm a 59-year-old gay man and i have always been opposed to gay marriage. i think it is wrong and god intended for man and woman to be married even though most state end in divorce. ifis still my belief that two manan two women want to have a commitment ceremony, that's fine. womentwo men and two want a ceremony, that's fine. does thet other issues marriage law foundation get into and get behind the? guest: divorce reform is a key and i'm one ofrk the few lawyers that has been involved in the effort to get a state to repeal the no-fault divorce law and go back to what fault a spouse may have been engaged in. ,e see now a development essentially using children as a commodity, buying and selling through third-party reproduction and that is one of the issues we somehave to address and in ways it is linked to the question of same-sex marriage because when we change the definition of marriage, there are all sorts of way that the law uses marriage for a marker of determining who it
paul from abilene, texas, opposes same-sex marriage. caller: i'm a 59-year-old gay man and i have always been opposed to gay marriage. i think it is wrong and god intended for man and woman to be married even though most state end in divorce. ifis still my belief that two manan two women want to have a commitment ceremony, that's fine. womentwo men and two want a ceremony, that's fine. does thet other issues marriage law foundation get into and get behind the? guest: divorce reform is a key and...
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the justice department is already going after texas to try to test the supreme court decision. does the speech do you think give any momentum to that cause to expand voting rightsce
the justice department is already going after texas to try to test the supreme court decision. does the speech do you think give any momentum to that cause to expand voting rightsce
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the reason that none of the gop leaders have denounced steve stockman for inviting this guy to texas. >> the congressman, right. >> is because their real leader is rush limbaugh and sean hannity and mark levin. and these guys have all gotten behind the rodeo clown. so now they're afraid to call him out. >> krystal, that shows you why chris christie is in an awkward position. he addressed the rnc meeting today, and he took swipes at his gop opponents. he said, quote, about bobby jindal, i'm not going to go and be one of those people that calls our people stupid. and about senator rand paul, he said we are not a debating society. we're a political operation that needs to win. how does christie, who is arguably at least by the polls the most popular republican right now that is being projected toward a possible 2016 race. how does he navigate through all of this craziness and far right wing extremist kind of activity? >> well, i think the thing with chris christie is he is never afraid of a fight, and he is demonstrating clearly now that he is not afraid of a fight on his own turf with h
the reason that none of the gop leaders have denounced steve stockman for inviting this guy to texas. >> the congressman, right. >> is because their real leader is rush limbaugh and sean hannity and mark levin. and these guys have all gotten behind the rodeo clown. so now they're afraid to call him out. >> krystal, that shows you why chris christie is in an awkward position. he addressed the rnc meeting today, and he took swipes at his gop opponents. he said, quote, about...
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in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the president's vacation, though, also reportedly marked by some protests. low key local protests where the president was staying that were aimed at catching the president's eye. "dressed in a polar bear costume, jerry, the field director for the center of biological diversity has been all over the island trying to catch the president's eye as his motorcade driv
in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were...
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as i showed you on this program last weekend, senator ted cruz of texas received a standing ovation from a crowd of conservative christians when he said that he wanted to abolish obamacare. >> there is no more important regulatory reform that we can do than to repeal every single word of obamacare. regulatory reform. do we want to reform the bible? do we want to reform the christian faith? these people are phony christians. they preach out of one side of their mouth and they operate out of another. to the detriment of americans who need help. denying people. think about this. denying people with preexisting conditions health care is morally wrong. yet they stand on solid ground in their mind that it is the right thing to do. denying 30 million americans health care is simply the wrong way to go. that's not what we want as a country. all this talk about how it is an unpopular policy. no, it's not. it's not. this is what the majority of americans want. we should also point out to congresswoman bachmann that lying is wrong. >> the american people lose control? what do they get? they get hea
as i showed you on this program last weekend, senator ted cruz of texas received a standing ovation from a crowd of conservative christians when he said that he wanted to abolish obamacare. >> there is no more important regulatory reform that we can do than to repeal every single word of obamacare. regulatory reform. do we want to reform the bible? do we want to reform the christian faith? these people are phony christians. they preach out of one side of their mouth and they operate out...
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he said, i regret that the doj announced its intent to file a lawsuit against the texas voter i.d. law, citing the voting rights act, which i mentioned he supported. he said, i spoke with the attorney general and requested he withdraw the case until there can be a legislative fix of the vra. the lawsuit would make it much more difficult to pass a bipartisan fix to restore the heart of the vra. to translate that, you basically have a republican who's typically been on the side of voting rights act renewal now saying he doesn't think we can get there unless the attorney general doesn't enforce parts of the law that supreme court didn't even touch. i view that, yesterday's statement, as one of the worst things that's happened in this debate. what do you think going into this weekend is important for the folks you're working with to try to get section four and section five of the voting rights act restored? >> this attorney general has an obligation. he put his hand on a bible, took an oath of office to enforce the law. there's no more egregious violation of the voting rights act than
he said, i regret that the doj announced its intent to file a lawsuit against the texas voter i.d. law, citing the voting rights act, which i mentioned he supported. he said, i spoke with the attorney general and requested he withdraw the case until there can be a legislative fix of the vra. the lawsuit would make it much more difficult to pass a bipartisan fix to restore the heart of the vra. to translate that, you basically have a republican who's typically been on the side of voting rights...
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that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? >> yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american system. the way i -- american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is a little bit off subject, but i have been independent since ross perot ran for president. i would like to know, why, and how do we change it, that the independents can vote in the primaries? i have not been able to vote in the primaries for a long time. do not think our representatives can do this all by themselves. i believe the american citizens have to get more involved. if the representatives go back to the basics and give the american people what they are asking for, we can do leaps and bounds in the 21st century. that is all
that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? >> yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american system. the way i -- american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line....